OMG My husband does this.. he ransacks the fridge when dinner is ten minutes from being done… Or better yet doesn’t eat as much at dinner Because he’s “on a diet” but then spends the next hour grazing on snacks.
There’s a whole classification of cooking devoted to appetizers.There are:CocktailsHors d’ oeuvres (an amuse-bouche is a one bite appetizer)CanapeRelishes/CruditeSaladsSoup & ConsomméChips & DipsAntipastiYou might as well embrace it.It’s common across several cultures.
ampeck over 3 years ago
OMG My husband does this.. he ransacks the fridge when dinner is ten minutes from being done… Or better yet doesn’t eat as much at dinner Because he’s “on a diet” but then spends the next hour grazing on snacks.
ChristineFoxdale over 3 years ago
Yep. And half the time I end up packing dinner into leftover trays for “tomorrow”
nosirrom over 3 years ago
No, I just sample while I cook.
blunebottle over 3 years ago
Yep.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 3 years ago
Dinner is a meal between snacks.
Troglodyte over 3 years ago
I wanted to chip in with a comment, but that just reminded me… :D
dflak over 3 years ago
Well, you have to make sure the ingredients are good and then you have to monitor the meal in progress to make sure it is going OK.
Also you have to be willing to experiment, “Would chocolate chip cookies go good with this?”
1953Baby over 3 years ago
I always thought that WAS part of making dinner. . .or lunch. . .or supper. . .or elevenses. . .de rigueur, as it were. . .
Marvin Premium Member over 3 years ago
Why do you think your fat has fat?
Michael G. over 3 years ago
Can’t eat on an empty stomach, lass?
shamino over 3 years ago
It’s called having an appetizer. :-)
Anon4242 over 3 years ago
There’s a whole classification of cooking devoted to appetizers.There are:CocktailsHors d’ oeuvres (an amuse-bouche is a one bite appetizer)CanapeRelishes/CruditeSaladsSoup & ConsomméChips & DipsAntipastiYou might as well embrace it.It’s common across several cultures.
Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago
I always considered them horse doofers.
HunterIsACriminal over 3 years ago
Jawohl baby!
cuzinron47 over 3 years ago
How else do you get rid of the leftovers from yesterdays meal.
paranormal over 3 years ago
Of course! It’s the American way, although you’re British…
Marvin Premium Member over 3 years ago
Wonder if that is a can of Alpo?
paullp Premium Member over 3 years ago
I do, but . . . is what you have on the table your idea of a snack, Aunty? I don’t go that far.
bakana over 3 years ago
Isn’t that what Dinner is for?
LrdSlvrhnd over 3 years ago
I’ve made myself a snack while waiting for my popcorn to nuke…